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Spot Forecast for Babylon Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1209 PM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on July 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Afternoon showers and storms will become less
numerous each day as dry air works in. However, it may take a
couple days to scrub the existing mositure form the atmosphere. In
general, the forecast will trend warmer and drier through the
weekend and into next week, with lighter winds helping to mitigate
critical fire weather concerns. An Extreme Heat Warning brushes
up against the west/northwest edge of the fire perimeter from
Saturday afternoon through Monday evening.


.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....63-68.
Max humidity........37-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8-12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......9700 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....88-93.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10-15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......11600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....64-69.
Max humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8-12 mph shifting to the
                    west overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....89-94.
Min humidity........12-17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10-15 mph shifting to the west in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......13900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 mph shifting to the northwest 14 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Kathryn Abbott
Requested by...Emily Owens
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618682.0/GJT
.DELDT 07/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL emily.owens@usda.gov,jessi_ouzts@firenet.gov,victoria_payne@firenet.gov